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| God and Weight Loss |  cactus_bob |
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| #21 |  fay_feet134 |
May 19 2008 13:44 |
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i just wanted to say all of your stories are sooooooooooooo encouraging. iam just barely starting my walk with the lord and i believe he will give me the strength i need to lose the weight he wants me to lose.
and also it's not a religion it's a relationship and a way of life. <3 |
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| #22 | alaskanmama |
May 19 2008 14:57 |
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Until I started the Prism weight loss plan (a Christian based plan with daily scriptures, etc.) I had never considered that God might be interested in helping me lose weight. No, He didn't control what I put into my mouth, but by making myself accountable to Him I was much less likely to "cheat" by eating more than I should or to try and hide that fact. With Prism, if I cheated, it made me realize that God knew it, even if no one else did. I am thankful that I was able to lose the weight and keep it off for 4 years now! |
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| #23 | kae03 |
May 19 2008 15:14 |
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I too am a Christian and know that He is in every aspect of my life. Taking care of myself is something that I need to do...I will not get a miracle and wake up thin. I made me overweight and I need to fix it...as a testimony for Him and caring for His wonderful creation..ME! |
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| #24 | longwaytogo |
May 19 2008 15:23 |
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I am a Christian and I believe God wants me to be a much better steward of my body. I believe he will lead me to the people to surround myself with to help accomplish this goal. I am not sure how direct a hand he plays or does not play in this. I did try the weigh down workshop and it did not work for me. But my mind was not at the right place right now. I do know now I want to loose for the right reasons, not the wrong ones and have now received the patience to do it in a healthy way. |
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| #25 | purpleorchid89 |
May 19 2008 15:52 |
Original Post by fay_feet134: Yes, exactly! It's frustrating how many people see Christianity in terms of its rituals (like going to church, voting a certain way, believing certain tenets) and forget that it is all about a lifelong (well, technically eternal) relationship with our creator. If we can understand Christianity as a relationship; well then Christianity most certainly is relevant to eating healthy or losing weight. |
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| #26 | gibblerfan83 |
May 19 2008 16:42 |
| I have struggled with losing weight and keeping it off for 9 years. Trying every thing under the sun except eating balanced nutritional proportioned meals. I started asking and praying for God to help me because I clearly was not and could not do it on my own. I strongly feel that God heard my prayers and lead me to discover the things I needed to know in order to lose weight properly and in the long be a healthy person. He will put a desire in your heart to want to learn about something you may have overlooked or never gave a second thought too. He has given me the desire to know the nutritional content of what I put in my body and given me the strength to make big changes in my lifestyle. I am glad you made this post cactus_bob. | ||
| #27 | gibblerfan83 |
May 19 2008 16:48 |
| I thought this may be a good place to ask -- Does anyone else sometimes gets a strong urge to pray for overweight people they pass by in public? I like to say a quick little prayer for them. Asking God to help them lose weight and also develop a close relationship with Him if they have not already done so. | ||
| #28 | aasil |
May 19 2008 17:03 |
Original Post by gibblerfan83: i think i'm going to puke. |
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| #29 | st01 |
May 19 2008 17:25 |
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As an athiest I'd have to say God hasn't helped me, but more power to you if that's what keeps you going. To each their own. |
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| #30 | kristicro |
May 19 2008 17:30 |
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aasil, be nice. You may not believe a certain way, but be respectful of others.
As an overweight (fat) person myself, I know I have used eating to comfort myself. I had a lot of issues growing up. Some people have serious medical problems which make it more difficult for them to lose weight, and some people are so depressed, they can't get the motivation they need to eat right or exercise. So yes, Sometimes I pray for overweight people (actually I will pray for underweight people and normal sized people as well). I will pray that God's peace will rest on them, that God will heal their broken hearts (if they seem depressed), that He will give them the strength to make it through the day, and that they will come to know that He is a good, loving God, and to rely on Him for comfort and acceptance. I will also pray to physical healing. I know that in the Bible, Jesus healed many people of their infirmities (sickness), and that those are not just stories, they happen even today. |
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| #31 | santonacci |
May 19 2008 17:35 |
Original Post by gibblerfan83: As an atheist, I can't say I put any stock in the effectivity of prayer, but if you're living out your faith without intruding into others lives, then to each their own. But I'm curious: Do you say a little prayer only for the overweight people you pass by? Do you worry about a stranger's relationship with "Him" if they are physically healthy? |
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| #32 | kristicro |
May 19 2008 17:37 |
| santonacci, I said I pray for people whether they are overweight, underweight, or normal weight. So I would pray for anyone to know God, their creator. | ||
| #33 | st01 |
May 19 2008 17:38 |
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kristicro - I'm glad that your religious beliefs sustain you. However, I'm with aasil. As an athiest it makes me very uncomfortable to think of someone praying for me because of my outward appearance. It seems wrong and would definitely be unwelcome. Some of us aren't looking to 'know God' or 'rely on Him for comfort and acceptance'. Maybe aasil didn't express it very nicely, but my reaction was very similar. |
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| #34 | santonacci |
May 19 2008 17:42 |
Original Post by kristicro: Per your post, I can see that - thanks for pointing it out. However, my question was directed specifically at gibblerfan83. |
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| #35 | disc |
May 19 2008 17:51 |
Original Post by st01: Well, I guess believery are made uncomfortable to think of someone feeling averse to their beliefs and religious mindset, and saying so to their face without being asked. If a religious person prays for someone who is apparently unhealthy (read: overweight, with unhealthy metabolism/eating habits), why does that bother you? It is only an expression of good will on the religious person's part. It is not because of the appearance of the overweight person, it is because of his/her health. Besides, if you are an atheist, I guess you do not believe in the efficacy of prayer. Than why bother to feel uncomfortable? I wish I had a dime for every atheist I met who expressed his wish (rather loudly, and in front of an audience consisting of believers) that all believers might be "enlightened" or freed of their "superstition." Surely that is more appropriate than a prayer unheard by anybody but the praying person and the God he believes in? If a religious person walked up to you, put his hands on your head and started praying for you out loud, I could understand your feelings. But I'm sure you can tolerate prayers said in the quiet of one's own mind. Basic freedom of religion and all that, you know. It does not infringe on your right to be an atheist in any way. |
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| #36 | kristicro |
May 19 2008 17:54 |
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st01, if you don't want to hear the gospel, and I met you on the street, then I would say God Bless you and be on my way. So I am not trying to force anything on you or aasil, or any other atheists here. I am a strong believer in Christ and I love Him and I know He loves me. That is my faith. I pray for people to know God, because He changed my life for the better and I know He can change anyone's. The amazing thing about freedom of religion and speech is my freedom is just as protected as yours. I am free to worship God how I want and when I want. I respect your discomfort, and your not wanting to have someone pray for you, but it doesn't mean I still won't do it, I just won't do it with you around.
As for "praying for someone for their outward appearance", if you read the entire post, I said I would pray for someone who was overweight (in agreement with a previous post), but that I would actually pray for any stranger I walked by, regardless of their size. I know that God can make a difference in someone's life, even if I never speak to them or tell them about Jesus. And personally, I have a similar reaction when someone tells me they are atheist, that you had with that post. I can understand when someone says they are not sure if there is a god (agnostic), because I was there once, but to say with 100% certainty there is no god, makes no sense to me. Just as for me to say I know there is a God (and I know who He is) makes no sense to you. And also, this thread was specifically about God and weightloss. And if God doesn't affect your weightloss, that's great, and if He does, that's great too. But, everyone has faith in something...it might be yourself, it might be money, it might be family, but everyone, atheist or not has faith. Your faith rests in the idea that there is no god, and that directs how you live your life, and my faith is in knowing there is a God, and knowing Him, and that directs my life. |
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| #37 | kristicro |
May 19 2008 17:56 |
| no prob santonacci, it came right after my post, so it could've applied to me as well. :) | ||
| #38 | petite_powerhouse |
May 19 2008 17:59 |
Original Post by brandasa: A trend? That's rather unfair, I'd say. Is religion a "trend" as well? Personally, I have been an atheist for as much of my 35 years as I can recall. My parents gave me the choice of whether or not I wanted to attend church as a child—any church I chose—and believe in God, whether that belief was based in religion or not. I decided I did not believe. I was familiar with the Bible as a child and studied it as literature in college. I know it well. I still don't believe to this day. I believe that science could explain all that confounds us if only we had the knowledge to unravel it. That is not a trend. I'm an atheist—and I've never been overweight a day in my life. |
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| #39 | montie_j03 |
May 19 2008 18:06 |
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I would just like to say that God cares about your weight lose. If it matters to you it matters to God. There is nothing to small for God not to care about. God cares and loves you more then anything and he cares about your stuggles even if it is just weight lose. Also remember to that God whats to be 1st in your life and sometimes we get so obsessed with weight lose we forget to put him first. Thank you for sharing you story and God bless |
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| #40 |  floggingsully |
May 19 2008 18:06 |
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If god does exist, I'm sure she has more important things to worry about than helping people lose weight. |
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